Council on School Administration
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CSA Lapel Pins
Features the CSA logo in gold and black, butterfly clasp (CSAPins). |
$2 |
"Issues for Administrators" Monographs
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No 1. Administrators and the ATA 
Outlines the legal status of school administrators within the ATA and describes the ATA services available to them (CSA-9-1 1996, 6 pp). |
$3 |
No 2. Legal Context of School Administration
Examines the implications for administrators of various provincial and federal laws (CSA-9-2 1996, 7 pp). |
$3 |
No 3. A Framework for Shared Decision Making
Provides advice to central office administrators and school principals on implementing shared decision making (CSA-9-3 1997, 5 pp). |
$3 |
No 4. Administration of Special Education
Addresses a number of the challenges that administrators face in implementing special education programs (CSA-9-4 1997, 7 pp). |
$3 |
No 5. Achievement Tests and Administration
Outlines the legal basis for the provincial achievement testing program, examines the ATA's reservations about the program and gives a sample report of the results for one school (CSA-9-5 1997, 11 pp). |
$3 |
No 6. Schools as Market Competitors and Business Partners
Outlines the advantages and disadvantages to schools of adopting a market-based approach to education (CSA-9-6 1997, 5 pp). |
$3 |
No 7. Freedom of Information and the Protection of Privacy Act
Outlines the implications for school jurisdictions and school administrators of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (CSA-9-7 1997, 6 pp). |
$3 |
No 8. Goal-Drive Resource Allocation
Provides advice to administrators on developing a school budget that reflects the goals, mission and vision of the school (CSA-9-8 1998, 5 pp). |
$3 |
No 9. Teacher Growth, Supervision and Evaluation
Provides an overview of, and suggestions for implementing, the government's recently released teacher evaluation policy (CSA-9-9 1998, 18 pp). |
$3 |
No 10. What to Do When the Phone Rings: How to Deal with the Media and Parent Issues
Contains advice for administrators on handling public relations issues (CSA-9-10 1998, 6 pp). |
$3 |
No 11. The Collective Agreement
Outlines the role of administrators in applying collective agreements to the staff for whom they are responsible and identifies several issues, unique to administrators, that should be addressed in collective agreements (CSA-9-11 1999, 4 pp). |
$3 |
No 12. When Conflicts Arise—Dealing with Parental Concerns
Describes the kinds of conflicts that can arise between parents and teachers and suggests strategies that the principal can use to resolve conflicts or prevent them from arising in the first place (CSA-9-12 2001, 8 pp). |
$3 |
No 13. A Guide to the Classroom Walk-Through
(CSA-9-13 2006, 5 pp) |
$3 |
Early Childhood Education Council
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Creativity: Pathway to the Future
A collection of essays, edited by Janis Blakey and Linda Nosbush, on stimulating students to think creatively (ECEC-4 1986, 81 pp). |
$8 |
Position Paper on Early Childhood Education
Sets out the council's policy on child development and the purpose of early childhood education (ECEC-5). |
$1 |
Real Stories
Explores evaluation strategies that give students a role in judging their own work and contains an annotated bibliography on innovative approaches to student assessment (ECEC-6 1993, 39 pp). |
$5 |
Teaching Mathematics in the Early Childhood Classroom
Published in conjunction with the Mathematics Council, this publication explores strategies for encouraging children to think mathematically (MC-4 1987, 106 pp). |
$5 |
English as a Second Language Council
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Understanding ESL Learners: Distinguishing Between Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills (BICS) and Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (ESL-3-1) Distinguishing between BICS and CALP  |
Free |
Understanding ESL Learners: Meeting Needs in the Classroom
Designed to help classroom teachers address the needs of an increasingly diverse student population (ESL-3-2 1996, pamphlet). Meeting Needs in the Classroom |
Free |
Understanding ESL Learners: Teaching in the Content Areas
Suggests strategies for helping students to acquire English as a second language at the same time that they are learning the content of the curriculum (ESL-3-3 1996, pamphlet).Teaching in the Content Areas |
Free |
Understanding ESL Learners: Assessment
Outlines five reasons for assessing ESL learners (ESL-3-4 2004, pamphlet) Assessment |
Free |
Understanding ESL Learners: Differentiating Instruction
Describes three aspects of differentiated instruction: direct language instruction, culturally inclusive environment, and differentiation and modification (ESL-3-5 2004, pamphlet). Differentiating Instruction |
Free |
Moving Toward Cultural Responsiveness-A Guide for Teachers
(ESL-3-6 2009, pamphlet) Moving Toward Cultural Responsiveness |
Free |
English Language Arts Council
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A Nickel's Worth of Wishing
A collection of short stories by Alberta high school students (ELAC-6 1974, 128 pp). |
$5 |
They Also Write
A collection of poetry by Alberta teachers who are also writers (ELAC-5 1984, 74 pp). |
$4 |
Guidance Council
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The Alberta Counsellor: 25th Anniversary Issue
Recounts the council's origins and presents reminiscences of past presidents and honorary members (GC-4 1987, 32 pp). |
$4 |
Global Environmental and Outdoor Education Council
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Five Minute Field Trips: Teaching About Nature in Your Schoolyard
Describes activities that teachers can undertake to help students become more aware of, better understand, and participate more responsibly in the natural world (GEOEC-4 2000, 48 pp). |
$10 |
Mathematics Council
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Communication in the Mathematics Classroom
Illustrates how writing activities can help students to grasp mathematical concepts (MC-6 1992, 68 pp). |
$7 |
Make It, Take It
A collection of 56 ideas for teaching mathematical concepts to students from Grades K to 12 (MC-7 1987, 104 pp). |
$6 |
Making Math Make Sense in the Primary Classroom
Written by A Craig Loewen, this monograph contains a range of meaning-based activities that primary mathematics teachers can use to help students develop connections between ideas and the real world (MC-10 2000, 90 pp). |
$10 |
Mathematics for Gifted Students II
Published jointly with the Gifted and Talented Education Council, this monograph contains additional strategies for teaching mathematics to gifted and talented students, an updated bibliography and a list of resource material (MC-8 1996, 112 pp). |
$7 |
Problem Solving in the Mathematics Classroom
Contains a wide range of articles on the teaching of problem solving in the classroom (MC-3 1982, 175 pp). |
$6 |
Thirty-Four Years and Counting: The History of the Mathematics Council of The Alberta Teachers' Association
Recounts the history of the Mathematics Council from its inception in 1961 to its 34thanniversary in 1995 (MC-1 1995, 71 pp). |
$5 |
Science Council
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Guide to Laboratory Exercises for Biology 30
Contains 32 laboratory exercises that can be used in conjunction with Biology 30 (SC-2 1970, 93 pp). |
Free |
Guide to Post-Secondary Science Programs in Alberta
Details the various science programs available in colleges, technical institutes and universities in Alberta (SC-3 1987, 105 pp). |
Free |
Second Languages and Intercultural Council
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Between Three Oceans: Views from the Wandering I (Eye)
An autobiography by Dr James Graham Gillan, an ophthalmologist who, having worked in northern Canada for many years, wanted to inform school children about the beauty and romance of the North (ISLC-7 2000, 135 pp). |
$10 |
Stories from our Native Lands
A compilation of stories and illustrations by the students and staff of A E Cross Junior High School in Calgary (MEC-6 1988, 364 pp). |
$12 |
Special Education Council
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Position Paper on Integration
Provides a conceptual framework for the integration of special needs students and discusses the conditions that must be present for integration to succeed (SEC-1 1994, 7 pp). |
Free |
Position Statement on Funding Framework in Education
Articulates the council's position that funding for mild to moderate special needs students should not be incorporated into the basic instructional grant (SEC-3 1995, 1 p). |
Free |
Position Paper on Inclusive Education
Provides a conceptual framework for the inclusion of students with special needs in neighborhood schools (SEC-98 1998, 5 pp). |
Free |
